India beat England by 15 runs to win fourth men’s T20 international and series – live

Tilak Varma is the new batter, which is a deviation from their coach Gautam Gambhir’s preference for a left/right combination.

He’s the old batter, too, because he’s gone first ball! Varma charged Saqib and sliced the ball down to third man, where Archer took an excellent low catch. Saqib Mahmood has figures of 0.2-0-0-2!

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Champions League playoffs: Manchester City to face Madrid, Celtic land Bayern

  • Competition’s last two winners to battle for last-16 place
  • PSG face all-French tie against surprise packages Brest

Manchester City must overcome Real Madrid if they are to keep their Champions League hopes alive after the pair were drawn together for a blockbuster playoff tie.

In a fiendish consequence of City’s scratchy league phase, which saw them narrowly avoid early elimination by finishing 22nd, they will face the La Liga leaders and reigning European champions next month. Celtic have been dealt an equally tough assignment in the form of Bayern Munich. The play-off winners will all enter the round of 16 but there is no further safety net for those defeated.

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